Crow-hick.



J. T. ASHTON.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1914. 1 ,125,63, Patented Jan.19,1915.

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JOHN T. ASHTON, 0F WILLIMANTIC, CONNECTICUT.

GROW-HICK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application filed July 2, 1914. Serial No. 848,625.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. AsHToN, citizen of the United States,residing at Willimantic, in the county of Windham and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCrow-Hicks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in electrical fixtures known ascrow-hicks, and it comprises a crow foot adapted to be secured to anysupport, and a hickey detachably connected with said crow foot.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a View in side elevation; Fig.2 is a perspective view of one of the parts; Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the other; Fig. i is a section through the two parts of thefixture when assembled on line 4:4 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 5 is a plan viewof the invention.

The crow comprises a ring 1 and a center 2 integral with each other, thelatter terminating in three feet, 3, 3, 3, having screw holes 4 in each,said feet preferably thicker, say double the thickness of the ring.

The hickey comprises a cylindrical portion 5 having three notches 6, 6,6 therein, of a size and thickness adapted to receive and fit the feet3, 3, 3 of the crow foot.

The spider portion of the hickey preferably comprises a center 7 havingan orifice 8 in its center, wherein to receive the stem 9- of thefixture, which stem is held therein by a set screw 10 on the side ofthis center.

The parts are held together by a screw 11 which passes through a hole 12in one of the three legs of the spider, and into a threaded hole 13 inthe center of the crow foot.

The parts are kept from turning with respect to each other by means ofthe notches between the feet of the crow foot, and the members aredetachably held together by the screw passing through the hickey intothe crow foot. In this way a very simple fixture is provided composed offew parts, easily secured together or taken apart. At the same time itaffords a practical outlet box for attachment to the wall or other support, and for receiving the fixture to be supported.

I claim:

An electrical fixture comprising a crow foot composed of a center, ring,and legs integral with the ring and of greater thickness than thelatter, and a hickey composed of a. cylinder and spider, the cylinderhaving notches to receive the legs, thereby to pre vent the crow footand hickey from turning with respect to each other, and means forsecuring said parts detachably together.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signatur in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN T. ASHTON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE E. HINMAN, Anion D. STOUGHTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

